Home care is a large and steady category: households buy air fresheners, detergents and cleaning products every month. Thailand produces home care goods for both local and international brands, with a strong focus on scent — from fruity and floral fresheners to clean, cool laundry fragrances — and colourful, retail-ready packaging.
What you can source
- Air fresheners — gel and solid fresheners, sprays, reed diffusers and scented sachets for rooms, cars and wardrobes.
- Laundry products — liquid and powder detergents, fabric softeners and fragrance boosters, often in refill pouches.
- Cleaning products — dishwashing liquids and surface cleaners.
- Home fragrance — candles and diffusers for gift and lifestyle retail.
Ask for safety documents
Many home care products are chemical mixtures. Ask the supplier for a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for each product: your forwarder, your customs broker and sometimes your regulator will need it. Some countries also regulate household chemicals and require registration or specific warning labels — confirm the rules for your market before importing.
Shipping rules: aerosols and liquids
- Aerosol sprays are usually classed as dangerous goods. They can often travel by sea with the correct declaration, but air shipping is limited. Tell your forwarder in advance.
- Liquids such as detergents are heavy, so freight is a large share of landed cost; sea freight is normally the practical choice.
- Refill pouches are lighter than bottles and pack more efficiently — worth considering for price-sensitive markets.
Labels and packaging
Check whether products carry English or local-language labels, usage instructions and warnings required in your market. Ask for carton configurations and pallet patterns for larger orders.
Building a range
A practical starter range might combine a few air freshener formats in best-selling scents, one or two detergents and a fabric softener. Scent preferences vary by market, so test several before committing to large volumes of one fragrance.
Find suppliers
Browse home and living products from Thai suppliers, or post a free RFQ with your product list and destination. Read our RFQ guide to get comparable quotes faster.